Ireland by Train
St George's Market, Belfast
Eight nights’ tour of Ireland by train, including Dublin, the west coast and Belfast.
A touring holiday by train designed specially to give a flavour of the contrasts of Ireland. Carefully created for those who prefer to use public transport rather than driving, but still wish to visit the highlights of North and South, this trip features impressive Georgian Dublin, fascinating Victorian Belfast complete with the Titanic Experience, and the rural far West around Galway and the Wild Atlantic Way. This eight-night holiday also includes fascinating walking tours of both Dublin and Galway to fully experience these historic cities, as well as a ‘Black Cab’ tour of Belfast for true insights into its turbulent history and positive, optimistic future.
Featured in the Sunday Times “Europe’s best ferry holidays” April 2022.
Read about Tom’s car-free break to Ireland on our blog. You can also discover our Tips for UK & Ireland Rail Touring here.
Sustainable Travel
This holiday is part of our ever-growing collection of public transport based holidays, enabling you to reach destinations around Ireland without the need to drive. We feel strongly that true sustainability also means promoting and helping to maintain a way of life in areas where the economic benefit of tourism can make a genuine difference to the local community, which is why we have used locally-owned small accommodation and local guides on this holiday.
Three centres: Dublin, Galway and Belfast. You can start or finish in any of these and we can arrange travel by ferry or plane to either Dublin or Belfast as preferred.
£1095 per person for January, £1195 for February & December, £1495 for March, £1595 for April & October, £1650 for May, June & September, £1695 for July & August and £1295 for November.
Price is based on two sharing an ensuite double or twin room for eight nights – five on a bed & breakfast basis, with three in Dublin on a room-only basis
The supplement for a single traveller is £760 per holiday.
The holiday includes:
Before your departure, you will receive personalised holiday information including full directions, recommended routes, and suggestions on places to visit depending on your interests and our local knowledge to help you get the most from your holiday.
All itineraries and room types are presented subject to availability at specific hotels.
We work hard to make sure the unexpected doesn’t affect your trip. On rare occasions, changes or cancellations may occur, affecting accommodation, transport or excursions. We are committed to informing you of any such circumstances and will use our knowledge and resources to offer suitable alternatives wherever possible.
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This holiday can be arranged from January to November.
Availability is individually checked for a hand-picked selection of smaller hotels, guest houses and other independent businesses, so please bear with us and we will respond in 1-2 working days.
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We guarantee to refund this service charge if you believe that arranging your holiday through McKinlay Kidd has not met your expectations for value. All we ask is that you write to us within 7 days of your return and explain your reason for claiming the refund. This will ensure that we can improve the experience for all our future guests.
Thank you so much for organising our trip to Ireland. We wouldn't have travelled there without your help.Jenny C, Chichester